Good Friday morning -- we have a lot of news on the race to replace U.S. Sen Carl Levin, which is 424 days away.

— BREAKING: Kurt Dykstra will not run for U.S. Senate. In a release put out this morning, Dykstra said after considering a bid to replace U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, he decided against it because the "cost and impact on the party could diminish our chance to achieve the goal: winning the U.S. Senate."

Last month, Dykstra said he was still considering running for Senate after U.S. Rep Dave Camp said he was not going to seek the seat.

Here is Dykstra's full statement:

Over the summer, I have investigated whether to enter the race for the United States Senate to replace Sen. Carl Levin.

After testing the waters, speaking with many friends and supporters around Michigan, and after serious and thorough consideration, I have decided that I will not be a candidate for that office.

My campaign was going to be a startup, summoning the entrepreneurial spirit that forged this great state, without the personal fortune that usually accompanies candidates for such an office. While I am confident that our ideas resonate across Michigan, the cost and impact on the party could diminish our chance to achieve the goal: winning the U.S. Senate.

I am exceedingly grateful for the many people who shared their wisdom, encouragement, support and candor in this exploratory process. I look forward to doing my part to make our state and country a stronger and better place now and for future generations.

— Also (potentially) in the running is Dr. Rob Steele, who sent out an e-mail to supporters yesterday, saying he will "not make any decision to run lightly."

— Terri Lynn Land says in a fundraising e-mail if she was in the U.S. Senate, she would not support President Barack Obama's plan for limited air strikes in Syria.

"President Obama has not made a compelling case to justify military intervention in the Syrian civil war, or to put the lives of our military men and women at risk," Land said in a statement. "I want to be very clear - if I were in the Senate today, I would vote ‘No’ on a resolution authorizing military intervention in Syria."

Land sent out a press release and a fundraising e-mail to supporters with the same message, urging her potential opponent Gary Peters to vote no and stand up to the president. There is also a button to donate to her campaign.

However, campaign consultant John Yob said it wasn't a direct fundraising e-mail. "It was a request for petition signature for people to urge Peters to oppose the War in Syria," Yob said in an e-mail. " It wasn’t a direct fundraising appeal, like most campaigns our emails offer the option to donate."

Here is the rest of her statement:

The President should articulate a clear vision for solving the problems in Syria and the Middle East. He must build broad-based consensus in Congress and among the American people for any strategy he proposes. He should abandon his current strategy, as it is abundantly clear that this strategy has not worked.
No one has explained how intervention in Syria is vital to America’s national security interests. If this case cannot be made, the American people would clearly be better served by a President, and a Congress, focused on improving our economy here at home.
The people of Michigan deserve strong leadership and a clear understanding of where their candidates for Senate stand on Syria. I hereby challenge Gary Peters to stand up to the President on this issue and vote no.

— U.S. Rep Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Hills, is still undecided about if he will support a strike.

"As a former naval officer, I take the decision to use military force very seriously," Peters said in a statement. "In the days ahead, I will review classified intelligence, speak with experts, and listen to the people I represent in Michigan before making a decision and casting my vote."

— A new poll shows Land with more support than Peters.

The poll — conducted by Mitchell Research & Communications, Inc. — shows Land is leading Peters 39 percent to 36 percent. It also shows that Peters, with 37 percent, is close with Holland Mayor Kurt Dykstra, with 38 percent. The poll was conducted before Dykstra bowed out of the race today.

Pollsters asked 1,881 likely voters on August 26, 2013 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.23%.

— "A robust primary" In a live chat with MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, said he expects a robust primary for Republicans running to replace Levin. "Democrats have united behind Gary (Peters), and I expect Republicans will have a robust primary," wrote during the chat.